The Apex Court on 14/12/2018, in Jan Mohamad v State of Haryana[1], allowed the appeal that had been made against the High Court of Punjab and Haryana order and judgment wherein the revision petition that had been filed by the appellant had been dismissed.
FACTS:
The appellant had been convicted for the offences that are punishable the Indian Penal Code, 1860, and was facing rigorous imprisonment for a term of three years along with a fine of of Rs. 15,000/ that had t be paid by him .
The Appellant was an employee of the the Haryana Roadways where he was working as a driver while he was charged of embezzlement of 85 liters of diesel , as a result he was made to face conviction and imprisonment sentence. The concerned appeal had been made to the Apex Court by a way of special leave by the accused.
DECISION HELD BY THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA:
The Apex Court allowed the appeal by laying emphasis upon factors such the age ,health and economic conditions of the accused thereby reducing the term of imprisonment sentence up to the date he had undergone it while enhancing the fine from Rs.15,000/ to Rs. 25,000/.
Read Judgment here:
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